Start with the documented color character
Boothbay Gray is a blue-gray with a noticeable midtone presence. A physical comparison is needed to decide how that character works with your own finishes. Boothbay Gray has enough blue-gray body to create a definite cabinet color beside white stone.
Warm oak is the large counterpoint to the cabinetry, so a floor-level view matters more than a chip held high on a white wall.
Use Mount Saint Anne as a control
With Boothbay Gray, identify the hue you want to retain rather than trying to eliminate all undertones. Place the sample with oak flooring and white stone and compare Mount Saint Anne. A blue-green, rosy or earthy paint may need a different color direction if its defining character is unwelcome.
Boothbay Gray has an LRV of 43.26; Benjamin Moore Mount Saint Anne 1565 is 41.9. The difference is 1.36 points, with Boothbay Gray returning more light under the reference measurement. Mount Saint Anne is a blue-gray with medium depth. This supplies a named color control; the LRV gap alone does not identify the warmer, greener or pinker paint.
The condition for keeping Boothbay Gray
Evaluate a cabinet-sized panel at floor level so the blue-gray and oak form the intended contrast. The warm-versus-cool comparison covers that related choice.
If the unwanted cast remains beside a permanent finish under normal light, that is a practical reason to replace Boothbay Gray. If it appears only beside an unused sample, remove the comparison and assess the intended palette alone. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray HC-165. The recorded LRV is 43.26. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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